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To: Richnorth who wrote (45454)12/1/1999 11:09:00 AM
From: IngotWeTrust  Read Replies (4) | Respond to of 116763
 
Anyone besides me see the wonderful y2k practice exercise going on in Seattle as I type this AM?

1) Coast Guard Shut down the port...ALL OF THEM, not just a little teensy off the beaten path pier out at the end of the jetty.

2) Curfew was declared by the Mayor. For those of you who don't remember the Eugene Register Guard** legit newspaper coverage posted on SI a mere few months ago, yes, I still have it on hard drive where they declared all up and down I-5 Mayors and City Councils were quietly voting in unprecedent mayoral authority to do unprecedented things in the name of Y2K chaos. Ayup, all this has been quietly slipped through ALL 1-5 lining cities from Seattle up on the North End of I-5's military highway successively marching south down through San Diego, in all cities. This CURRENTY EMERGENCY DECLARATION is the FIRST SUCH emergence of said heretofore unwielded mayoral power in this fiercely independent region of the West Coast, U.S.A.

3) The Gov then declares an emergency (NOT A DISASTER...that is a different set of rules...we must now listen for the languaging of EMERGENCY as opposed to DISASTER declarations.) That is what will happen Y2K...EMERGENCY DECLARATIONS allowing Clinton to set aside the Constitution, post-pone elections, call down the military upon the civilian populace...not just the Nat'l Guard....trrrrrrust me, all using the not so secret anymore PDD's.

Listen up, people!!!

4) The National Guard is marching in today---nope, not last night...the Seattle Police Force had the "rioters" corralled last night very niftily...but today the NG is being marched in???
...right into the heart of Seattle's business district
...right below very corner office of MY broker's location
...yep, see the tanks?
...see the troops march?
...see Spot Run???
...fun view from the plush corner office, eh?

The reason for this emergency? PROTESTING against the WTO, and China in particular.
Could it be that Clinton will get "his" today?

Yep, Y2K practice, live and in living color for those of you pre-occupied with mo-mo plays and last minute holiday shopping.

We're having a Y2K Drill "right here in River City" and the stockmarket goes up,
blissfully up,
ever spiralling up,
so that most Americans NOT living out here continue watching "the blue light special BIRDIE"

GOD HELP US NOW let alone in less than 29 days, when!

Now, tell me again why the Coast Guard and the Nat'l Guard are in Seattle???? It isn't for lack of food, water, power, telephone, sewer, and/or fuel. It isn't ecause of some rioters were stealing TVs for the KING TV syndicated news gatherers, right? But because some locals don't like the Chinese, Clinton, or handing over the Panama Canal.

Wonder who will be called out when we "protest" serious things...
after the TV's are all stolen?
after the sewer backs up into the house?
after the food in the refrig is spoiled because of no power?
after your phone doesn't "break dialtone?" or is dead?
afterthe water is poisoned by too much chlorine added all at once?
after the busses, let alone cars don't run b/c you can't buy gasoline?
after the shelves are stripped of their JIT 2 day food "rations?"
after phoney phiat is worthless OFFICIALLY?

O/49r

**http://www.registerguard.com/news/19990721/1c.cr.martiallaw.0721.html



To: Richnorth who wrote (45454)12/1/1999 4:37:00 PM
From: Ken Benes  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 116763
 
Richard:

Clearly there are some intangibles and I do not believe anyone is 100% certain. Having said that, I believe the disruptions while inconvenient will have a minor impact on the US economy, Europe, and Japan. Beyond that predictions are difficult. I do know that for much of the third world countries there are a variety of contingencies in effect including, walling off factories and then turning back the clocks of the systems that regulate machinery, installation of total new systems, with historical data reentered slowly over time. What was explained to me, most of the undeveloped countries have systems that are relatively small and unsophisticated with production in each country limited to a few raw materials or manufactured goods being assembled in less sophisticated factories that were originally designed to be put up quickly and shut down when they are no longer productive or a more productive climate is found.
A systemic failure of the world's monetary and banking infrastructure is remote with more risk involving the markets themselves.
Whatever happens we will have a pretty good indication by the end of new years weekend. If all of the worlds major markets, banks, airlines, communications, and governments are operating and open for business on Monday January 3, 1999, the world as we know it will continue.

Ken